Search Tag: The Joint Commission

Executive Health Management

Joint-commission-awards-newyork-presbyterian-a-health-care-equity-certification

2024 26 Jan

NewYork-Presbyterian is among the first hospitals in the nation to be awarded a Health Care Equity Certification by The Joint Commission for its work to address and improve health care equity across the healthcare system.   To receive the certification, NewYork-Presbyterian was required to produce comprehensive reports and data on its efforts to...Read more

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Patients-should-speak-up-for-their-rights

2019 15 Nov

An e ducational campaign on patient rights by The Joint Commission: m ultimedia materials inform patients about taking an active role in their care. An independent, nonprofit organisation, The Joint Commission , has launched its Speak Up™ For Your Rights campaign. The aim of the campaign is for patients and their advocates...Read more

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The-joint-commission-webinar-developing-a-reporting-culture

2019 28 May

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Should-poor-end-of-life-care-still-get-accreditation

2016 03 Oct

In 2013 65 percent of hospitals with a minimum of 50 beds confirmed that they had a palliative care programme. Hospitals with in excess of 300 beds reported that the figure jumped to 90 percent says a Healthcare Finance News report.   While most hospitals do offer palliative care for people with serious illnesses to mange pain, symptoms and...Read more

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Key-quality-measures-top-performers

2015 23 Nov

The newly released report  America’s Hospitals: Improving Quality and Safety: The Joint Commission’s Annual Report 2015 summarises data on 49 accountability measures by more than 3300 Joint Commission-accredited hospitals in 2014.  The report shows the performance of these hospitals on evidence-based care processes for the treatment of various conditions...Read more